NTP client setup on RHEL 6

Run the following command and edit the ntp.conf for setup NTP client on RHEL 6

 

1. RUN ntpdate to check the connectivity between the client and NTP server

 

ntpdate –q “server IP”

 

2. Backup the ntp.conf file

 

cp /etc/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf.org

 

3. Edit the ntp.conf

 

vi /etc/ntp.conf

 

Make sure the following line exists:
server ntp.server.com

 

4. Restart the ntpd and

 

/etc/init.d/ntpd stop

/etc/init.d/ntpd start

chkconfig ntpd on

 

5.  Check the ntp client is it running well (wait for 15 mins before check)

 

tail /var/log/messages

netstat –tlunp | grep ntp

ntpstat

ntpstat –c peers

ntpq –p

 

NTP client setup on RHEL 6